Renunciation

What possessed you to
shake yourself free
like a wet dog
shaking drops of water


from the bonds/relations
shackles/chains/snares
and other
ties


that tied you down
stopped you from
soaring
heavenward


onward to the land
of your
dreams
aspirations



where you
dwelt
in the splendid
isolation



of solitude
repose
quiet
overbearing silence


your thoughts
reigned
supreme
therein



your ambitions
nascent
naive
were loud enough


to cross the
sound barrier'
and be heard
here



in the clamouring
noisy
chaotic
bizzare world



it silenced
bazaars
put an
impossible lid


on material
chaos
and
hushed


voices
listened
to you
speak



the language
of
overpowering
silence